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Do you want to be seen as independent? Then don’t make this BIG mistake…

by Tony Vidler There is one really big mistake that many advisers who wish to be seen as fully independent make repeatedly. By “independent”, I am not referring to a regulators interpretation of the word, but being an independent business which is not overtly aligned to one or product manufacturers. Running an independent business, […]

If you want people to buy your advice, then dumb it down!

by Tony Vidler When it comes to getting someone to buy your advice one of the best tips I can give is “dumb it down- but don’t treat them like dummies“. There is a big difference between “dumbing it down” and treating people like dummies. The first is about simplifying the message in order […]

You are a professional? That doesn’t mean I trust you.

by Tony Vidler You’re a professional. Should I trust you? Nope. As a consumer, a user of professional services myself, I’m tired of hearing from professionals that they should be trusted just because they are labelled professionals. Let’s face it; many carry the label “professional” only by association anyway. The industry they are in […]

New Thinking In Professional Development For Financial Advisers

by Tony Vidler One of the positive changes for financial advisers in this part of the world in the last year was a broadening of what can be considered Continuing Professional Development (CPD). Now, instead of solely focussing upon technical learning, we are entering a regime where advisers have to map out their own […]

Why we get price resistance

by Tony Vidler Whether we like it or not there is nearly always price resistance in delivering financial advice, and how we present our service is a large part of that problem. It doesn’t have to be…we just need to think through the differences between “what we say” and “what they hear”. I often […]

Are you offering Advice clients Fast Food or Fine Dining?

by Tony Vidler Many advisers are unsure about what they offer advice clients – cheap and cheerful advice on the fly, or a superb planning experience. Both do the job, albeit in different ways. But offering fast food at silver service prices is a business model that will struggle…and that’s what happens when there […]

Change Is The New Normal For Financial Advisers

by Tony Vidler Financial Advice is not going through some changes; constant change is the new normal. Whatever regulatory stuff you are going through now in your particular jurisdiction will not be an end to it. It will be ongoing. More importantly though, regulatory change is not the BIG change which will become the constant […]

Is Insurance Churn Really The Issue We Think It is?

by Tony Vidler Any time an insurance product is replaced by an adviser with an alternative one someone begins howling about “insurance churn” or “twisting of policies” and the immediate inference is that something unethical just occurred. Sometimes that is true of course, and there are undoubtedly bottom feeders in the industry who survive by […]

How to create a PROCESS to validate your product recommendations

by Tony Vidler Everyday the situation arises where one adviser recommends Company A as a solution for clients, and another adviser trying to work with the same clients suggests that Company B is better. This always creates confusion for clients of course, but when it comes to deciding between insurance companies or products it […]

Making the move into charging fees for advice

by Tony Vidler The easiest way for advisers who are worried about trying to charge fees for their expertise or time is to sell a service which is not product related at all. This seems daunting to the many financial advisers who have “grown up” in an environment where they were paid by commissions […]

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